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A single block Shiraz from 50 year old vines grown on ancient, dark grey salty siltstone rich in ironstone rubble, facing south-west at an altitude of 120m.
The JC Block is named for Jill Cant, the previous owner, and was the first block Stephen worked with on the vineyard during his tenure as Chief Red Winemaker at Hardy's.
Wines that reflect location, accent and the seasons of each vintage, Koomilya is a faithful record of what has passed and still endures.
Producing single site wines, the established vineyard was named after a mid-19th century lugger that traversed between South Australia and the then emerging state of Western Australia – a symbolic reflection of winemaker Stephen Pannell’s connection to the two states; one of his youth and one now being the place he calls home.
As Stephen and Fiona Pannell’s first vineyard, Koomilya has been the realisation of a long-held vision to create modern Shiraz which harks back to a tradition of what McLaren Vale Shiraz looked like in the 1960s.
The most fruit driven of the trio, does not inhale. Quince paste, vanilla bean, a whole heap of black fruits, chorizo, paprika, red currant jelly and hickory.
Intially delicate and pretty but then the tannins expand and blossom slowly opening and shaped like a camelia with mant petals. Intesnse but svelte, pure and poised. A complete wine.
